My father and I had never been to Montana and decided to visit the Madison Valley Ranch. This was by the far the best decision we could have made. The Staff was incredibly welcoming and friendly, the food was 1st class, and the fishing was spectacular! The new lodge is absolutely beautiful and has great views across the entire property. 10/10 would recommend to anyone coming to visit the beautiful state of Montana!
Extremely well run and managed operation. Great personnel. Excellent food. Very accommodating. GREAT guides for fishing.
Amazing fly fishing experience! Lodge is first class. Accommodations are top notch. Service is beyond five stars. Food is fantastic! Owners are super friendly and even eat with the guests. There's a fly shop on site as well as rental options for rods, reels and waders. If that's not enough, there's a stocked, 2 acre pond full of huge rainbow and brown trout! Highly recommended and can not wait to come back next year!
This was an excellent experience! I attended the Orvis school with my dad and brotherI would say they are both experienced fly fishermen, and I am a little better than novice. The school itself would have been beneficial for anyone beginner through moderate experience. I got a lot out of it, particularly in recognizing the hatch, and understanding what flies match up with where the river is at that moment in time. We actually sifted some of the riverbed to check out the life that none of us otherwise get to seeworms, salmon flies, hundreds of little organismsand identify the flies to correspond with what we saw. Really cool.
MVR ranch itself is just fantastic! Great accommodations, great staff, great food. The guides (I fished with Craig one day and Rob the other) were very good. This is a place that I could bring my wifeif she wants to learn to fish, she can do that on site in the pond for as much or as little time as she wants. She would have plenty to do at the ranch or in town while I am fishing with a guide. Does "rustic plush" make sense?
Highly recommend.
Spectacular views. Great landscaping. Great use of architectural fabricated metal. The timber work looks wonderful!